Thin Concrete Floor

There aren t many reasons to have only a 1 inch thick concrete surface.

Thin concrete floor.

Thin concrete overlay micro topping for floors and walls. The old surface is prepared so that the new concrete will adhere then the new cement is added. For the second story a foamed type of lightweight concrete is being used over plywood for sound absorption between floors. You can still see the seams of the subfloor notice the vertical line on the right hand side of the photo above.

But the whole diy concrete floor is quite thin maybe 1 8 thick max. If you re working outside dig a trench around the perimeter of the floor 4 inches deep. The surface of the new concrete will be level with the top of the form boards. Micro topping was designed to yield an exceptionally smooth tight troweled finish that can provide a new blank canvas for decorative concrete floors.

Diy concrete floor things to know one thing i learned. When thin overlay products fail it s almost always because of inadequate sub base preparation. We are building a 2 story condominium complex with concrete slab on grade. With proper attention to surface preparation and material selection durable repairs can be made to worn scaling or cracked surfaces extending the life of the concrete.

The thin mix is laid over the old concrete slipping into. It overtakes the thickness and weight limits of traditional concrete of which it keeps the solidity and the look but in a fine context of high aesthetic and chromatic value. It accounts for most of the time spent on installation. Making thin repairs to damaged concrete.

If you re working inside snap a chalk line around the walls. Surecrete s micro topping is a single component thin concrete overlay that is a self bonding cement based for interior concrete surfaces. Place wood form boards on their sides in the trench and nail them together at the ends. It is too thin to use as a flooring just by itself.

Whether you have cracks chips or just a stained concrete slab thinset helps cover the old surface and create a new problem free area. Some contractors think pressure washing a slab provides a bondable surface but garceau cautions against that. With a thickness of just 3 4 mm cloud effect architop is a thin floor suitable for interior spaces.